Super paranoid

So I'm like super paranoid about SIDS. I don't know why. It just freaks me out so bad. I can't help but worry about it a lot of the time. Anyone else feel the same? Or know how not to obsess about it as much?

 

It still freaks me out & my daughter is 3.

It's pretty normal when they're really little to worry about that stuff. My first baby was stillborn, so I'm going to tone it down a bit and say that i was a little bit extra high strung when my 4 year old was born. I ended up getting the angelcare monitor. An alarm goes off if they don't move within a certain time period.. i think it's 30 seconds or something like that. That was just about the only thing that helped me sleep.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Summerfrost:</b>" It's pretty normal when they're really little to worry about that stuff. My first baby was stillborn, ... [snip!] ... certain time period.. i think it's 30 seconds or something like that. That was just about the only thing that helped me sleep. "</blockquote>



The monitor is the only thing that keeps me sane!

Quoting Summerfrost:" It's pretty normal when they're really little to worry about that stuff. My first baby was stillborn, ... [snip!] ... certain time period.. i think it's 30 seconds or something like that. That was just about the only thing that helped me sleep. "

I'm so sorry about your first born.   I couldn't imagine. And I would have been the same way with the second. I have read about those, I think I might give it a try. I'm so paranoid I want to get a co-sleeper. But I have no idea how safe those are.

I know it's normal to feel this way, I just kind of feel crazy too.  

It's really normal. I still worry about it and my LO is 6 months old...the risk does go down after six months but I still go into her room and check on her literally like every 15mins.

Just have a bassinet in the room with you.

Quoting Christina Getty:" It's really normal. I still worry about it and my LO is 6 months old...the risk does go down after six ... [snip!] ... months but I still go into her room and check on her literally like every 15mins. Just have a bassinet in the room with you."

I have her right next to the bed. I wake up so much through the night though. I don't sleep well because I worry about her. I know its normal.. I just don't want to obsess over it. I want to just enjoy her.

my lo is almost 1 and i still worry

Quoting KyliesMommy2012:" I have her right next to the bed. I wake up so much through the night though. I don't sleep well because ... [snip!] ... don't sleep well because I worry about her. I know its normal.. I just don't want to obsess over it. I want to just enjoy her."

i said the same thing..I want to be able to enjoy her...but in all honesty...I did enjoy her when I was awake in the daylight...but I obsessed about sids at night. I woke up sooo much through out the night too to check on her..all i can say is that it will get better with time. how old is she?

You are not alone. When my baby was younger(she's 9 months now) I was so paranoid I thought I was going to go crazy...I made her sleep on me in a chair so I could make sure she was breathing. If you can get a video monitor(probably cheaper on eBay). Most of them have sensors on them that alarm you if there's no movement for a certain amount of time(15-30sec).

Quoting Christina Getty:" i said the same thing..I want to be able to enjoy her...but in all honesty...I did enjoy her when I ... [snip!] ... up sooo much through out the night too to check on her..all i can say is that it will get better with time. how old is she?"

You just explained me completely. I am perfectly fine throughout the day. I enjoy and cherish all my time with her. But as soon as night rolls around, my paranoia sets in. I start worrying about any little sound she's making and when she's sleeping I wake up so much to check on her. I fight my sleep as much as I can to just sit up and watch her.

She's a week old today. I just wish I didn't obsess over it so much. I hate that feeling.